And suddenly everything was revolutionized.
What was a slow path in the development of artificial intelligence -which had been giving some surprises such as the algorithms that anticipate our doubts- took
a leap of such magnitude
at the end of last year that it opened the door to
all kinds of forecasts
regarding to the radical changes that would take place
from this same 2023 in education
(and also at work).
What caused such an uproar was the release for mass use of ChatGPT.
It is a bot -like any of the ones we are used to interacting with now- that, instead of offering few answers to pre-programmed questions, has the ability to
create complex answers on its own for any type of question
.
And it is learning over time, so the possible answers are changing.
ChatGPT (Photo: Credit Xataka)
And it can do it because it is behind one of the largest and most powerful artificial intelligence models created to date.
It is
the GPT language processing model
created by OpenAI, Elon Musk's company and American entrepreneur Sam Altman, who have been investing in development for years.
The system was fed with billions of books and websites and contains
175 billion parameters
.
The results are amazing, anyone can try it at chat.openai.com.
It is free
(although they are already thinking of a paid Premium version)
.
It is true that it makes mistakes, but only because the data it takes from the Web is not necessarily reliable.
Now, why did it generate such a reaction in the educational world?
Mainly out of fear
.
Since ChatGPT writes reasonable essays on any topic, there is a fear that students
will use it to fool teachers.
Uses of OpenIA.
Photo OpenIA
Unlike Copy Paste, here it is impossible to detect with Google when a text is a copy.
New York City, for example, has already banned its use in schools.
There is also
fear from the teaching profession itself.
Although ChatGPT is limited today to explain content, it is the first version and we know that Musk and Altman are going for much more.
What will happen when it has good results if it is used to learn something?
Will it be complemented by the teachers?
Will he end up replacing them?
Uses of OpenIA.
Photo OpenIA
Hard to know today, but without a doubt
ChatGPT marks a turning point
.
And it
accelerates the times
of thinking and designing
new teaching formats,
which are closer to the challenges that the students who pass through the classrooms will face -in a short time.
